Inning: 1 Texas Tatsuo Nakatani pitching. Lefty Miksis triples. Al Holshouser walks. Al Holshouser steals second. George Jefferies pops out to the third baseman. Mike Lown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Miksis scores. Al Holshouser advances to third on the play. Dan Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Marty Shumpert pitching. Rick O Shea pops out to the third baseman. Max Runschorer strikes out. Al Valdes singles to left field. Woody Hilton doubles to right field. Al Valdes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Logan Adderly singles to right field. Woody Hilton scores. Chet Thornton singles to right field. George Schmidt singles to right field. Logan Adderly scores. Jerry Blume strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Boyd Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Hackett doubles to right field. Bill Jordan walks. Marty Shumpert lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Buddy Hackett is thrown out at third. Bill Jordan advances to second on the play. Bill Jordan advances to second on the play. Lefty Miksis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Tatsuo Nakatani grounds out to the shortstop. Rick O Shea reached on a fielding error by Boyd Chapman. Rick O Shea is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Max Runschorer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Al Holshouser singles to left field. George Jefferies grounds out to the second baseman. Al Holshouser advances to second on the play. Mike Lown strikes out. Dan Wagner hits a home run. Al Holshouser scores. Boyd Chapman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Al Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Woody Hilton flies out to the left fielder. Logan Adderly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Buddy Hackett strikes out. Bill Jordan hits a home run. Marty Shumpert grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Chet Thornton flies out to the center fielder. George Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Blume walks. Robert Heving is pinch hitting for Tatsuo Nakatani. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Robert Heving grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Blume is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Augie McCarthy pitching. Al Holshouser pops out to the pitcher. George Jefferies strikes out. Mike Lown singles to left field. Dan Wagner singles to center field. Mike Lown is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Rick O Shea singles to left field. Max Runschorer strikes out. Al Valdes grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Boyd Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Hackett strikes out. Bill Jordan singles to center field. Marty Shumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Woody Hilton lines out to the shortstop. Logan Adderly walks. Chet Thornton strikes out. George Schmidt walks. Marsh Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jerry Blume grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Schmidt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Lefty Miksis flies out to the right fielder. Al Holshouser doubles to center field. George Jefferies walks. Mike Lown singles to right field. Al Holshouser scores. George Jefferies advances to third on the hit. Dan Wagner walks. Boyd Chapman walks. George Jefferies scores. Paul Willard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Hackett grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Buster Phillips is pinch hitting for Paul Willard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buster Phillips singles to center field. Rick O Shea grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Max Runschorer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Tom Fagan pitching. Bill Jordan walks. J.R. Wells is pinch hitting for Marsh Howell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. J.R. Wells grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Jordan advances to second on the play. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Jordan advances to third on the play. Al Holshouser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Icehouse Wilkie pitching. Al Valdes pops out to the second baseman. Woody Hilton strikes out. Logan Adderly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas George Jefferies singles to right field. Mike Lown flies out to the center fielder. Dan Wagner strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Boyd Chapman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rico Thobe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chet Thornton singles to right field. George Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Blume strikes out. Tim Dejan is pinch hitting for Tom Fagan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Dejan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Steinbach did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Meine improves in power_vs_righty Tim Meine improves in range Dick Conroy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Phil Gooden improves in control Doug Connor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rob Allen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dean Elliott did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Singleton improves in arm Zeke Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Singleton improves in contact_vs_righty Jaxon Aude did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Baker improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Lowenstein did not respond to coaching in 2B